How would you describe your show to someone discovering it for the first time at the Fringe? Bride To Be is a high energy wedding coded whirlwind! There are costumes and characters and dance breaks and surprises! If you have been a bride or even attended a wedding as a guest you are going to have fun at this show. What moment, idea or frustration first sparked this show into existence? Honestly the second I got engaged I started writing a lot of jokes about wedding planning and my frustrations with the system. Eventually I looked back and thought hmmm I have a lot of material on this very relatable subject, I wonder if I could write a show about it! How has the show evolved from its earliest idea to what audiences will see now? Like I mentioned, I started writing a lot of stand-up material on wedding planning and eventually through it all together for a workshop of what is now Bride To Be. The first workshop of the show was not super structured and there wasn’t much of a storyline, now the audience will see fully flushed out characters with a beginning, middle and end. What makes Edinburgh Fringe the right place for this show right now? The Edinburgh Fringe Festival brings together so many people from so many walks of life but what I think is beautiful about weddings is every culture has their own customs. I think my show dives deeper into the why and how of Western wedding traditions. It’s funny and light while also punching at patriarchal norms. What does bringing this particular show to the Fringe represent for you personally? I think it represents growth. I brought my first solo show to Fringe in 2024 and I am genuinely so proud of how far I have come as a writer/ performer since then. I am really proud of this show. What has been the most unexpectedly challenging part of getting this show to Edinburgh? I kind of knew what to expect heading into the Fringe this year but I didn’t expect to be so harsh on myself in the lead up. I feel like all artists deal with imposter syndrome at times. It just so happens my inner critic has decided to rear its ugly head in the lead up to the Fringe. If audiences leave the venue holding onto one thing, what do you hope it is? Life is short, do what you want and just have fun! How do you think performing this show during a Fringe run will shape it? I think getting in reps night after night will help this show grow. I think playing with an international audience is always so much fun and I love finding nuances in the material. Who do you hope this show finds at the Fringe? Great reviews by critics and audience alike! I hope that everyone that sees the show has a good time and relates to something in the script. And if a producer wants to take it to Broadway I am fine with that. Finally, if this show came with a warning label, what would it say? WARNING: audience will be tempted to dance in their seat. Bride To Be runs at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 7th-15th August 2026.
Next in our Edinburgh Fringe interview series, we speak to Meg Millane following on from her debut 5 star solo show. Bride To Be is described as a new ”sharp, character-driven comedy about a woman deep in wedding planning. As she navigates cakes, DJs and family expectations, she unravels the history and cultural weight of marriage, forcing herself to confront what commitment actually means to her. Torn between spectacle and substance, she must decide if she’s planning a wedding… or redefining it.”
